The special features of this game are what makes it so brilliant, and this begins with the minor addition of its wild icon. This is the Weyland-Yutani logo, and whenever it appears, it will substitute for all other icons on the reels in order to form a winning combination. They’ll appear anywhere on reels two to five during level one, and anywhere randomly during level two.

Now, you may be wondering what these levels are all about, right? Well, the base game is considered as ‘Level 1: The Search’. This is played as a standard video slot, where you place a wager and spin the reels to try and match symbols. However, whenever you do form a win, you’ll see that the icons transform into multipliers and appear in the ‘Alien Activity Meter’ above the reels. Once this has been filled up from your spins, you’ll move on to the second stage of the game.

‘Level 2: The Encounter’ is what comes next, and you’ll need to fight your way through a wave of alien attacks in order to reach the third and final level. This round takes your multiplier symbols from the first level and utilises them effectively enough to ensure a win is formed during ‘The Encounter’. During the spin, your marine will move forward down a long tunnel and will find a dead soldier. Once your winning spin has been added to your balance, you’ll search the body for ammunition. This brings up the ‘Ammo Clip Reel’, which will land on either a minus, a plus one, or a plus two. This will add to your overall bullet total, which can be seen in the bottom right corner. An alien will move to attack you. If you have bullets, your marine will be able to fire at it and move on. No bullets in your counter means that your marine will be terminated.

The final round is called ‘Level 3: The Hive’, and this is where you have to do battle with the queen. You need to destroy her and the hive before the alien soldiers get to you. The hive health meter which show the amount of damage you’re doing to the hive, and it has four different steps on it. When the hive level ends, a coin win amount corresponding to  the number of steps completed is awarded. Once again, you’ll need to keep any eye on the ‘Ammo Clip Counter’ as well as the strength of your grenades.